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Articles 1521 through 1620 of 22438:
- Eu And India — Shaping A Better Tomorrow (Hindu, José Manuel Barroso, Oct 12, 2006)
It is time for the two to work together even more closely.
- United In Their Disapproval (Tribune, Bruce Wallace, Oct 12, 2006)
North Korea’s announcement that it had tested a nuclear device is pushing Japan, China and the two Koreas into a new era that challenges existing assumptions about security and diplomacy in a region riven by deep historical grudges and modern rivalries.
- Kiran Does Anita, India Proud (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 12, 2006)
There is no limit to literary ironies.
- Quota Ambit Extended To Fashion, Film Institutes (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
Quotas are not just in IITs and IIMs. From fashion to films, design to railways, to even National Defence Academy (NDA), all educational institutes funded by the Centre will come under the quota ambit.
- China:waking Up To Aids (Frontline, PALLAVI AIYAR, Oct 12, 2006)
The poor but scenic Yunnan province is in the forefront of China's battle against AIDS.
- Manmohan Calls For "Inclusive Globalisation" (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 12, 2006)
University of Cambridge awards him honorary degree of Doctor of Law
- N Korea's N-Test Complicates Indo-Us Nuke Deal (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
North Korea's nuclear test has complicated the implementation of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal, with a bill on the agreement set to come up in the lame duck session of the Senate that gets underway in about four weeks.
- Thrikkakara Panchayat Embarks On Major Development Plan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
Panchayat to open information centre today
- Rich-Poor Divide Stays In Maharashtra (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
A survey of families living below the poverty line (BPL) in rural Maharashtra has revealed that some of the poorest districts of the state continue to be just as poor, while the traditionally prosperous districts have maintained their socio-economic . . .
- Printpick (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
Hosted by CRY (Child Rights and You) and conducted by Derek O'Brien the FACT (Free a Child Today) Quiz sees some of India's top corporate quizzers battling it out every year - all for a charitable cause. The Quiz Book 1 features questions from the . . .
- We Can't Just Pick And Choose What To Tolerate (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 12, 2006)
WELL, WHO would have thought a bit of black cloth could have provoked such anger and such anguish. The anger is part of a growing and alarming trend. The general consensus in the United Kingdom among the anguished is that, in Cabinet Minister . . .
- Human Rights Versus Section 377 (Hindu, Anil Divan, Oct 12, 2006)
India must march in step with other democracies in removing legal restrictions on sexual orientation. With Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalises homosexuality, posing a threat to public health by impeding programmes for the . . .
- Avvai Illam Bags Meyyammai Achi Award (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
In recognition its service to the uplift of women
- Polling Peaceful In Madurai Central By-Election, 70 Per Cent Turnout (Hindu, S. Vijay Kumar, Oct 12, 2006)
AIADMK candidate seeks re-poll in two booths alleging bogus voting
- Avinashilingam Cultural Festival (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
Kalaivizha, the annual cultural fest of Avinashilingam University was held on October 9 and 10.
- Number Of People Killed In Iraq Since 2003: Study (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
American and Iraqi public health experts have calculated that about 655,000 Iraqis have died as a result of the March 2003 US-led invasion and subsequent violence, far above previous estimates.
- Facing The Truth (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Oct 12, 2006)
India's objection to Pakistan's legal right to sign the 1963 border treaty is justified, but the alignment it secured was correct.
- North Korea's N-Test Could Complicate Indo-Us Nuclear Deal (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
North Korea's nuclear test has complicated the implementation of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal, with a bill on the agreement set to come up in the lame duck session of the Senate that gets underway in about four weeks.
- Manmohan Calls For New Global Vision (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
Over a year after being honoured with a doctorate by Oxford University, Cambridge University bestowed upon Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Doctor of Law degree here today.
- Labour:asian Lessons (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Oct 12, 2006)
The ILO's new report on "Labour and Social Trends in Asia and the Pacific" has important lessons for labour market governance.
- Can These Children Access A Future? (Indian Express, RAHUL RAMAGUNDAM, Oct 12, 2006)
Most of those concerned with child labour, see it as a product of poverty. Therefore, while poverty cannot be ended with immediate effect, a child can be provided with ameliorative measures.
- Neoliberal Approach To Education (Frontline, VENKATESH ATHREYA, Oct 12, 2006)
The 11th Plan draft approach paper sees education not as a human right but as an instrument to enhance growth rates.
- Gender Injustice (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Oct 12, 2006)
The overall intent of the government on women's issues as reflected in the draft approach paper raises new concerns.
- Upa's Mid-Term Report Card (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
The UPA's record of achievement is a case of two steps forward and a giant step backward.
- Killer Asbestos (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
A report on the health of workers at the Alang ship-breaking yard points to the need to ban asbestos.
- Indian Idol: Infy's Amazing Run Continues (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 12, 2006)
The Infosys story continues to amaze. On Wednesday the software titan announced a sterling set of numbers, well ahead of street expectations. Its net profit and topline grew an amazing 53% and 50% compared to the same quarter in the previous year, . . .
- Ill-Gotten Gains: Go Beyond Disgorgement To Deterrence (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 12, 2006)
The finance minister’s suggestion that Sebi disgorge the gains made by manipulators in the recent IPO scam is right to the extent that such ill-gotten gains must be appropriated. Their distribution among those who suffered losses due to such . . .
- If Afzal Is Let Off More Women Will Live In Fear, Says Rampal's Widow (Pioneer, Neeraj Chauhan, Oct 12, 2006)
He showered his love on his bicycle. Though his family and friends told him to replace it with a motorcycle or a scooter, his bicycle was his constant companion for more than 20 years.
- Open Societies Like India More Vulnerable To Terrorism: Pm (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
Observing that open societies like India are more vulnerable to terrorism, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today said the scourge must be fought without losing the openness or the rule of law that guarantees the freedom of an individual.
- Afzal And Human Rights ‘Perverts’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 12, 2006)
The Organiser is in a paroxysm of rage over the demands for clemency for Mohammad Afzal, sentenced to death in the Parliament attack case.
- ‘I See Trade As A Route To Peace’ (Indian Express, Manmohan Singh , Oct 12, 2006)
When I came up to Cambridge in the mid 1950s, the Cold War had frozen the world into two blocs. India had won Independence a few years before and under the leadership of Jawaharlal Nehru was trying to establish its own place in a divided world.
- An Indian Writer Has Done It Again (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 12, 2006)
Booker is only for Indians, many joke but Kiran Desai winning the prestigious award makes one take the statement more seriously.
- Efforts Are On To Include Chandigarh On Unesco’S World Heritage List ....... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
Efforts are on to include Chandigarh on UNESCO,_s World Heritage List, according to Union Territory Home Secretary Krishna Mohan.
- “Secure Your Investments” (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Oct 12, 2006)
It is necessary to transcend geographical boundaries to secure economic interests.
- Welcome Move (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 12, 2006)
English will open a window of opportunity for students.
- Voices Of The Same Poverty (Telegraph, AVEEK SEN , Oct 12, 2006)
Kiran Desai getting this year’s Booker Prize continues a tradition that is essentially unsubtle and rather old, writes Aveek Sen
- The Business Of Politics (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 12, 2006)
Dynasty ought to become a four-letter word for politicians, as most family-run businesses have realised to their peril. There’s further evidence of that now from far away lands.
- An Enabling Garment (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Oct 12, 2006)
Britain’s former foreign secretary, Jack Straw, wrote an article in the Lancashire Telegraph, a local newspaper that circulates in his parliamentary constituency, describing his difficulty in communicating with Muslim constituents who met him with . . .
- Pagan Movement Steps In To Help India's Witches (Reuters, BAPPA MAJUMDAR, Oct 12, 2006)
Followers of a global pagan witchcraft movement plan to introduce their beliefs in India to curb the persecution and killing of hundreds of witches every year.
- Trade Barriers Myopic And Unfair, Says Manmohan (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh received his early lessons in economics at Cambridge University five decades ago. On Wednesday, he gave his alma mater his vision of a world order that hinges on making globalisation "inclusive" and governance "democratic".
- Making The Most Of Fdi (The Financial Express, NIRVIKAR SINGH, Oct 12, 2006)
Capital inflows from abroad have a tangible payoff, but they do need complementary changes at home
- Lives Being Made Over (New Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, Oct 12, 2006)
Look first at two other novels that were in quiet contention for the Booker Prize this year. In Hisham Matar’s In the Country of Men, a young boy is rudely prepared for exile as the politics of 1979 Libya come streaming into his family home.
- Globalization Cannot Work By Compensation (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Oct 12, 2006)
Most economists hold that globalization is beneficial for all stakeholders just a trade between two persons is beneficial for both.
- Behind The Kumbakonam School Tragedy (Frontline, S. Viswanathan, Oct 12, 2006)
The inquiry report on the Kumbakonam school fire in July 2004 indicts the school management and government officials.
- "Schools In Malls" (Frontline, S. Viswanathan, Oct 12, 2006)
A valuable byproduct of the Justice K. Sampath Commission's inquiry into the Kumbakonam school fire is its startling expose of the deplorable conditions in many schools, thanks to its extensive spot inspection of educational institutions across Tamil Nadu
- Zones Apart (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 12, 2006)
They are two different worlds - Sri Lanka's war-torn North and East and peaceful South.
- Abe's Empire (Frontline, P.S. Suryanarayana, Oct 12, 2006)
For new Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the challenges are many as Japan seeks to reposition itself in the new world order.
- Sri Lanka:mixed Signals (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 12, 2006)
The conflict resolution process remains stalled though the government receives "positive signals" from the LTTE.
- Kids Work As Ban On Child Labour Starts In India (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Oct 11, 2006)
Ten-year-old Sonu sits forlornly on a plastic chair in a ramshackle street food stall in New Delhi, taking a break after serving customers tea.
- Hard Work (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 11, 2006)
How many working Indian children less than 14 years old know that yesterday was supposed to change their lives?
- Moily Panel Sets Three-Year Roadmap For Obc Quota (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Setting a three-year roadmap for providing reservations for OBCs in institutions of higher education, the Moily Committee has recommended a slew of measures to implement the quota but left the controversial creamy layer issue to the government.
- Now, Give Them Education (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 11, 2006)
The effort to end exploitation of children must be accompanied by adequate rehabilitation measures.
- Reverse Flow (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 11, 2006)
It would be foolhardy to contest the pragmatism of a person who successfully converted economic theory into practice in the most trying of times for India.
- Not About Malls Alone (Telegraph, Bibek Debroy, Oct 11, 2006)
The World Bank has produced an excellent document titled, India, Inclusive Growth and Service Delivery: Building on India’s Success. As the title of this report suggests, the focus is on service delivery, which still largely remains public-sector.
- Rural India, Value Added (Indian Express, P. V. Indiresan , Oct 11, 2006)
The decision of the Committee of Secretaries to have one PURA (Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas) in each of the country’s 592 districts (IE, September 25) is the culmination of President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s four-year campaign to promote the idea.
- New Virus Detected In Chillies In India (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
A virus known as ‘begomoviruses’, which reduces the yield, has ‘infected’ the chilli crop in India for the first time.
- Language Of The Rootless Beings (Deccan Herald, Janaki Murali, Oct 11, 2006)
Amidst all this controversy and debate on whether children should be taught in their mother tongue in primary school, extreme positions have been taken by both proponents and opponents.
- Us And China Scramble To Work Out A Common North Korea Policy (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
For almost two decades, the United States and China have tried different approaches to dissuade North Korea from acquiring nuclear weapons—all of which appear to have failed with Pyongyang’s announcement that it exploded a nuclear device.
- Kiran Desai Becomes Youngest Woman Ever To Win Booker (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Indian-origin writer Kiran Desai has scooped the 50,000 pound Man Booker Prize with her second novel, The Inheritance of Loss' , a story rich with sadness about globalisation and with joy at the small surviving intimacies of Indian village life.
- Knowledge Is Power (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 11, 2006)
One should welcome the decision to introduce human rights, disaster management and physical and health education as full-fledged subjects for senior secondary students from the next academic session.
- Ssa: A Hotchpotch Of Trial And Error (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 11, 2006)
There is a need for greater commitment and decisive action from the government.
- ‘Let North-East Region Teachers Show Results’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Faced with a dismal educational scenario in the NortNorth-Eastern districts, the Education department called for a meeting of . . .
- Moily’S 3-Yr-Plan For Obc Quota (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Outlining the need for giving greater autonomy for institutions of excellence like IITs and IIMs, the Oversight Committee has said such institutes should be allowed to mobilise their own resources.
- Lord Swraj Paul First Chancellor Of Westminster Varsity (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 11, 2006)
Support's drive to attract international students
- Who's Next? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 11, 2006)
Art always seems to have a head start in pursuit of the truth and these lines from a Tom Lehrer song, recorded in 1965, have contemporary resonance.
- Civil Society’S Vigil Against Death Penalty (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Banners saying “Abolish Death Penalty” were hung across rivers and candle light vigils were held in cities as human rights activists observed the ‘World Day Against the Death Penalty’ in the country.
- Don’T Drag In Language Policy: Horatti To Literati (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Basavaraj Horatti echoed the Chief Minister’s view that there won’t be any going back on teaching of English in Kannada-medium schools from June 1, 2007.
- Sena, Mns Clash On The Street (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Workers of Shiv Sena on Tuesday evening fought pitched battles with activists of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) in the heart of the city leaving four people, including a police official, injured. The MNS is led by former Sena leader Raj Thackeray.
- Cpm Buys At Rs 140 Cr, Says Tata To Rs 120 Cr (Pioneer, Saugar Sengupta, Oct 11, 2006)
As per a startling revelation that could provide fresh ammunition to Opposition Trinamool Congress besides sparking a spicy debate within the Left Front, the Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Government has committed itself to sustain a net loss of Rs 120 . . .
- Silencing Of Anna Politkovskaya (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Oct 11, 2006)
When Anna Politkovskaya fell, there was a kind of hush even in the camp of her enemies — and there was no shortage of those.
- Voodoo Doctor (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 11, 2006)
Every summer, India adds to its medical lexicon by discovering - or often rediscovering - long lost ailments.
- Students Seek Quashing Of Death Sentence (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
As protests demanding quashing of the death sentence on Md Afzal Guru in the Parliament attack case continued, Kashmir University students today boycotted classes, while six activists of the Javid Mir-led JKLF faction were detained here for . . .
- A Phillip For Phelps: Inflation-Unemployment Debate Not Over (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 11, 2006)
The 2006 Nobel prize in Economics continues the tradition of awarding the prize for work done decades ago. If Amartya Sen won it for his work in the ’50s, Professor Edmund S Phelps of Columbia University has won it for his work in the ’60s.
- All Roads Lead To Rome: Even 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 11, 2006)
In a climactic scene in the movie Ben-Hur, Pontius Pilate, the Roman procurator of Judaea, is confronted by the hero who tells him that his mother and sister had contracted leprosy after being unjustly imprisoned for years in an underground dungeon.
- Did North Korea Bluff On Nuclear Test? (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Oct 11, 2006)
Was it a bang or a fizzle? North Korea's self-proclaimed nuclear test was a minor hiccup, seismically speaking, but it's US analysts who are choking with theories about what really happened.
- Pm, Blair For ?Global Effort? To Tackle Terrorism (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his British counterpart Tony Blair on Tuesday called for a “coherent global effort with shared perspectives and commitments” to combat the menace of terrorism.
- Comic Elements (Times of India, Ed Vulliamy, Oct 11, 2006)
Isaac Asimov once remarked that the most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, was not "Eureka! Eureka"but "That's funny".
- Lost Childhood (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 11, 2006)
Numerous generations of poor persons have come and gone by in India, not knowing what real childhood is.
- Rural Resistance (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
The most visible resistance to the often indiscriminate acquisition of land has come, naturally, from farmers. A roundup of the state of play in different parts of the country.
- Windfall Profit For The Nwfp (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 11, 2006)
The arbitration tribunal set up to decide about the controversial is sue of payment of net hydel profit by WAPDA to the NWFP has come to the conclusion that the former has to pay Rs 110 billion as arrears to the later on this account.
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